Stonestreet Los Angeles Intensive:
Summer 2025: Schedules to be Announced
LA Screen Acting & Production Residency Program
The Stonestreet Screen Acting & Production Residency is one of NYU Tisch Drama’s advanced training studios, dedicated solely to the unique art of screen acting & production of films with insight into the human condition, socially conscious and meaningful films. The Stonestreet Residency in Los Angeles, every June includes actors, directors, writers, producers & production hyphenates, Los Angeles based screen actors who have worked and trained in our residency program in New York, or with special permission have interviewed and auditioned for a spot in the program.
APPLICATIONS:
The program is limited to 18 participants, and interested actors & hyphenates should request an interview & application with Monique Ford, Stonestreet’s managing director: Monique@stonestreet.net
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Stonestreet LA is an immersive and experiential working environment that allows students to "try" LA, forging valued and coveted relationships with the LA film community, casting directors, agents, and managers, pivotal to the formation of a professional career and well-rounded portfolio. Successful completion of the program leaves students with a polished original pilot, film or series, as well as a newfound familiarity with the LA landscape. Through working developmentally in a workshop and production environment and preparatory audition workshops for and with industry professionals, actors stretch their screen presence alongside their career management skills, on and off set during and around production work.
Our guest artists, professional agents and casting directors continue to work with us regularly in our weekly industry evenings giving valuable evaluation feedback, strengthening screen auditions and establishing valuable connections for each actor.
PRODUCTION & WORKSHOP LOCATIONS
Raleigh Studios | Theater 68 Arts Complex | The Sherry Theater | Casa Amarilio Sound Studio | Zephyr Theatre
MEET THE STONESTREET LA TEAM
Alyssa Rallo Bennett
Artistic Director/Director
Kelly Wong
Director of Marketing / Public Relations
Clara Spannaus
Studio Coordinator
Chris Naoki Lee
Director/Cinematographer
Chris Modoono
Director/Writer
Abby Brosh
Director/Writer/Production Mgr
Debb Smith
LA Manager
Ivy Wu
Managing Director - NY
Monique Ford
Managing Director
GUEST ARTISTS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, CASTING DIRECTORS & MANAGERS
Shawn Brogan, Owner, Brogan Agency
Heather Dane, SVP, Atlas Agency
Ellen Drantch-Billett, Theatrical Agent, Stewart Talent
Danny Gordon, Casting Director
Caroline Liem, Casting Director, Glass Ceiling Entertainment
Ted Maier, Talent Agent, Avalon Artists Group West
Tony Martinez, Talent Agent, KMR
Lindsay Mass, Head of TV & Film, DPN Agency
Tina Morasco, Head of Casting, Sound & Fury
Nelson Paredez, Manager, ESI Network
Ashley Partington, Commercial Head, A3 Artists
Courtney Peldon, Talent Agent, Aqua Talent
Matt Shepley, Artists First Agency
Pedro Tapia, SVP Theatrical, CESD Agency
And many more guest artists!
LA RESIDENCY TRAILERS
Nowhere Girl
Dir. Alyssa Rallo Bennett & Chris Naoki Lee
LA 2021
GRAD
Dir. Chris Naoki Lee
LA 2022
VelociActors
Dir. Chris Modoono
LA 2022
LA SUMMER TESTIMONIALS
ABOUT STONESTREET STUDIOS
Stonestreet Studios is celebrating 33 years as an incubator of socially conscious, character driven, and culturally provocative projects featuring emerging talent coming through Stonestreet’s unique Screen Acting and Production Residency Program. Past alums include Miles Teller (Whiplash, Top Gun: Maverick), Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, House of Cards), Camila Mendes (Riverdale, Do Revenge), Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick, Look Both Ways), Francesca Reale (Stranger Things, Haters Back Off), Nik Walker (Hamilton, Law & Order: SVU), Chelsea Frei (The Cleaning Lady, Time Travelers Wife), Rachel Sennott (Shiva Baby, Bottoms), and many more. The Screen Acting and Production Residency Program was created by Alyssa Rallo Bennett in 1990 to be part of Stonestreet Studios a City-based fully operative, multi-purpose, visual motion picture production studio founded by Alyssa and Gary Bennett – a director/writer/producer team.
Contact:
Alyssa Rallo Bennett | arb@stonestreet.net
Monique Ford | monique@stonestreet.net
Clara Spannaus | clara@stonestreet.net
